Sunday, January 1, 2012

Adobe Launches HTML5 Web Animations Tool

Adobe released a public preview of Adobe Edge, its new web motion and interaction design tool, on Monday. Edge
enables users to create animated content using HTML5, CSS3 and
JavaScript — not Flash. It’s the first professional-grade HTML5 editing
tool on the market and is currently available for free, as the company
is looking for feedback from developers.
Interestingly enough, Adobe Edge shares the name with Adobe’s free newsletter, which is bound to create some confusion among users.
The product, which relies on strict HTML standards and does not
incorporate Flash, is not meant to replace existing web design tools
like Dreamweaver or Flash, but to coexist with them, enhancing Adobe’s
position as a leader in the future of Web infrastructure, especially as
HTML5 becomes increasingly important in the world of mobile.
When Mashablespoke with Paul Gubbay,
Adobe’s VP of design and web engineering, last September, he made it
clear that the company is interested in supporting both platforms. The
following month, Adobe launched a Flash-to-HTML5 converter, a first step towards supporting HTML5.
Adobe is further backing up that position with the launch of Adobe Edge, and promises fast-paced updates to the software to keep up with frequent changes to HTML5 itself.
Adobe released the video preview embedded below last month. Take a
look, download it, test it out and let us know what you think about it.